By Julia Munemo Early on a recent spring morning, physics professor Tiku Majumder asked more than 70 Mount Greylock Regional High School students gathered in Wege Auditorium to consider a different view of science. “It’s easy for everyone to see that writing a novel or a piece of music… Continue reading »
Professor Jim Shepard contributes to the conversation of the Holocaust in his new novel. Continue reading »
Melanie Velez '95 champions the rights of those in America's prisons and jails Continue reading »
Students in Jessica Chapman’s War and Remembrance in Vietnam class are using primary materials gathered during a spring break trip there to inform their final projects. By Julia Munemo Long Dang ’15 emigrated from Vietnam with his parents when he was 7 years old. The family settled in the… Continue reading »
By Julia Munemo Chaédria LaBouvier ’07 was working on her MFA in screenwriting at UCLA when her brother was shot and killed by a Dallas police officer in March 2013. It changed her life. She took a leave of absence from the program to focus instead on fighting police… Continue reading »
By Kirby Neuner ’15… Continue reading »
The Chapin has a 1499 edition of Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, considered the quintessential book of the Italian Renaissance. February marked the 500th anniversary of the death of Aldus Manutius, a man considered by many to be the grandfather of the liberal arts. A Venetian scholar, teacher, editor and publisher, Aldus… Continue reading »
Poet Claudia Rankine '86 calls Americans to become “accountable to ourselves." Continue reading »
With a $10 million NSF grant, Cathryn Manduca '80 is working to infuse undergraduate curricula with a better understanding of the planet. Continue reading »
By Julia Munemo Miguel Payano ’03 divides his life to date into thirds. He spent his first 10 years ensconced in the Dominican community of New York City, the first child in his family born in the U.S. At 11, he earned a scholarship to boarding school and spent the… Continue reading »